Ivory Coast defeat Angola to top Group B at the Africa Cup of Nations

The Ivory Coast defender Emmanuel Eboué scored his side's first goal against Angola at the Africa Cup of Nations. Photograph: Alexander Joe/AFP/Getty Images

A second-string Ivory Coast beat Angola 2-0 in their final group game at the Africa Cup of Nations to finish top of Group B with a 100% record.

The result meant that Angola, who started the day in second place on four points and needed a win to progress to the quarter-finals, were eliminated by Sudan's 2-1 defeat of Burkina Faso – the first time Sudan have reached the last eight for 42 years.

Emmanuel Eboué scored in the 32nd minute and Wilfried Bony was handed a tap-in for the second after a defensive mix-up by Angola after an hour.

Ivory Coast, who made nine changes from their win against Burkina Faso, will play the co-hosts Equatorial Guinea in the last eight and Sudan will play Zambia.

Angola's frustration boiled over after the match when around 20 riot police from the country entered the interview area outside the dressing-rooms to stop reporters asking questions of the players. One Angolan journalist said they had been threatened with reprisals on their return home if they showed television footage or reported the incident.